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Man who broke into girl's room will soon be able to live next door, in case raising concerns about plea deals | CBC News

Man who broke into girl’s room will soon be able to live next door, in case raising concerns about plea deals | CBC News

A man who broke into a teen’s bedroom and rubbed her back until she woke up will be free to live in the next-door London, Ont., townhouse again within months, leaving her family angry. It’s an example of how the justice system works well for some victims but not others, says the head of an agency for gender-based violence survivors. A legal expert says deals where sexual assaults are pleaded down to non-sexual charges are rare.

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'We have to straighten out the press': Trump's plan to sue media critics into submission
Star

November 1, 2024

‘We have to straighten out the press’: Trump’s plan to sue media critics into submission

Lock up political critics? Donald Trump is open to it….

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Trump has ideas for installing his controversial cabinet picks. He didn't use them on Matt Gaetz
Star

November 1, 2024

Trump has ideas for installing his controversial cabinet picks. He didn’t use them on Matt Gaetz

Donald Trump and his allies have signalled their willingness to…

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Trump names his tariff man. Here's what he's said and what it means for Canada
Star

November 1, 2024

Trump names his tariff man. Here’s what he’s said and what it means for Canada

This item is part of Watching Washington, a regular dispatch…

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Trump drops a cabinet-level clusterbomb with Gaetz, Gabbard as latest picks
Star

November 1, 2024

Trump drops a cabinet-level clusterbomb with Gaetz, Gabbard as latest picks

The gasps echoing across Washington on Wednesday proved that Donald Trump…

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'Hired and paid' hit men killed Ripudaman Singh Malik outside his B.C., business: court document
Star

November 1, 2024

‘Hired and paid’ hit men killed Ripudaman Singh Malik outside his B.C., business: court document

The details of the killing are outlined in an agreed…

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Another strike at B.C.'s ports could be on the horizon
Star

November 1, 2024

Another strike at B.C.’s ports could be on the horizon

The union representing foremen at British Columbia ports has issued…

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1 arrested, 1 at large following shooting into B.C. home of Punjabi musician AP Dhillon
Star

November 1, 2024

1 arrested, 1 at large following shooting into B.C. home of Punjabi musician AP Dhillon

Gunshots were fired into the Vancouver Island home of popular…

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U.S. citizens in Canada should vote electronically if they can, Democrat group warns
Star

November 1, 2024

U.S. citizens in Canada should vote electronically if they can, Democrat group warns

An arm of the Democratic party is warning U.S. citizens…

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Ontario mayors ask Ford to use notwithstanding clause to clear homeless encampments
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October 31, 2024

Ontario mayors ask Ford to use notwithstanding clause to clear homeless encampments

Thirteen Ontario city mayors are asking Premier Doug Ford to…

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